The Check Is in the Mail – August 2018

Sixty-nine year old Harry Ingersol (born 28 June 1949) is our 2017 Absolute Correspondence Chess Champion. Scoring an undefeated plus six, Harry’s win, his second in Absolute play, demonstrated his dominance among the best of correspondence chess. Harry has finished third in Absolute play twice, in 2011 and 2015. Twice, he has finished second or tied for second in 2014 and 2016. And, he has won the tournament outright in 2010 and now in the 2017 event.

Besides his dominance of the Absolutes, Harry has had equally impressive successes: second place in the 2017 Electronic Knights and was awarded the tile of International Correspondence Chess Master in 2017.

GAME OF THE MONTH

When a Master of the initiative meets a Master of defense, the game is sure to be difficult. Ingersol also makes it look beautiful.